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Richard Holbrooke Represented the Worst of the Foreign Policy Establishment
The many accolades coming out following the sudden death on Monday of veteran diplomat Richard Holbrooke ignore his rather sordid history of supporting dictators, war criminals and military solutions …
Daniel Ellsberg: “I Am WikiLeaks!” (2)
Since E.D. Hirsch failed in his noble jihad to enforce Cultural Literacy, I can't assume readers are familiar with the scene in “Annie Hall” in which Woody Allen stops …
If Math Was Taught Like Science
Test Vote Shows Senate Is Ready to Pass Tax-Cut Plan
Washington - The Senate voted overwhelmingly Monday to limit debate on the White House/Republican tax-cut deal, a test vote that virtually assures Senate passage in a day or two …
Why Are Wars Not Being Reported Honestly?
In the US Army manual on counterinsurgency, the American commander Gen. David Petraeus describes Afghanistan as a “war of perception … conducted continuously using the news media.” What really …
Eugene Robinson | A Wiki Hornets Nest
Washington - The most important legacy of the WikiLeaks affair will almost surely be the rapidly escalating cyberwar that the group's renegade disclosures have sparked. If you think you're …
Ten Years After Bush v. Gore, the Fight Goes on
Some battles in American history and politics never end, at least in terms of passionate public argument. The Civil War. The Vietnam War. Abortion. The Red Sox and the …
Thom Hartmann | Medicare
The Great Society is a place where every child can find knowledge to enrich his mind and to enlarge his talents. It is a place where the city of …
Daniel Ellsberg: “I Am WikiLeaks!“
Since E.D. Hirsch failed in his noble jihad to enforce Cultural Literacy, I can't assume readers are familiar with the scene in “Annie Hall” in which Woody Allen stops …
No Act of Rebellion Is Wasted
I stood with hundreds of thousands of rebellious Czechoslovakians in 1989 on a cold winter night in Prague’s Wenceslas Square as the singer Marta Kubišová approached the balcony of …